Active clinical trials for "Leiomyoma"

The primary purpose of this study is to asess the safety and tolerability of ascending single oral doses of PRA-027 in healthy women of nonchildbearing potential. The secondary purpose is to provide the initial pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) profile of PRA-027 in healthy women of nonchildbearing potential, and to evaluate the effect of a high-fat meal on the PK and PD of PRA-027 administered to healthy women of nonchildbearing potential.

This is the first multiple-dose study in humans with PRA-027. This study will provide an assessment of the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (how the drug is absorbed, metabolized and excreted by the body) and pharmacodynamics (a measure of whether the drug is active in the body) of PRA-027 after administration of 28 days of oral doses in women of childbearing potential (cycling) or postmenopausal women.

Uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) represent a major public health problem with few effective therapies. Currently, the only definitive treatment is hysterectomy and women are demanding alternative therapies to surgery. We have developed a new approach to the treatment of uterine fibroids based on collaborative laboratory research into the molecular, ultra-structural, and histopathologic changes that occur with the transformation of normal uterine myocytes into abnormal myocytes comprising uterine fibroids. We have confirmed that excessive, dysregulated collagen production (fibrosis) and abnormal collagen deposition is an underlying etiology in the pathogenesis of leiomyoma. We will test the hypothesis that an anti-tumor drug (Pirfenidone) will decrease the size of clinically relevant leiomyomas by 30%. The specific aim is to compare the effects of pirfenidone with placebo on uterine leiomyoma volume. Thirty-two (32) women will be randomized in a double-blinded treatment design. Inclusion criteria include women that have completed child-bearing, who are candidates for hysterectomy, are using effective contraceptive, and have at least one uterine leiomyoma greater than 4 cm diameter confirmed by ultrasound. Women will be excluded if they have a body mass index greater than 33 kg/m(2), other gynecological diseases, and history of cardiovascular disease or smoking. Response in each treatment group will be assessed by T-2 weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and 3-D ultrasound imaging studies during the enrollment period. To our knowledge, this will be the first study to document the response of large fibroids to a short-term trial of an anti-tumor drug. The data will be used to further define the role of fibrosis in leiomyoma and establish other clinical trials to thoroughly evaluate such therapeutic approaches for uterine leiomyomas.

This study was designed to determine the safety and effectiveness of 3 asoprisnil doses compared to placebo, taken for 12 weeks by women with uterine fibroids.

The goal of this study is to develop additional long term data to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of this treatment. Indications for use for this system is: 'The ExAblate is intended to ablate uterine fibroid tissue in pre- or peri-menopausal women with symptomatic uterine fibroids who desire a uterine sparing procedure. Patients must have a uterine size of less than 24 weeks and not seeking treatment for reasons of improving fertility.'

This is a prospective, open-label, single-arm, safety and effectiveness study of Occlusin 500 microspheres in women with symptomatic uterine fibroids.

Study objective: To prove that Ulipristal acetate is an effective line of management for uterine fibroids by causing a significant decline in fibroid volumes resulting in a substantial relief of fibroid-related symptoms, and to compare its results with those of uterine artery embolization. Design: A randomized control trial. Setting: Maternity Hospital, Ain Shams University. Patients: Women with symptomatic uterine fibroids. Interventions: 70 women were randomly assigned to either Ulipristal Acetate (UA) group or uterine artery embolization (UAE) group (35 in each group). Both groups were followed up to detect the decline in fibroid size as well as the improvement of symptoms.

To evaluate feasibility and efficacy of in-office hysteroscopic ablation of submucous uterine fibroid using diode laser

The purpose of this study is to determine the benefit of relugolix 40 milligrams (mg) once a day co-administered with estradiol (E2) 1 mg and norethindrone acetate (NETA) 0.5 mg compared with placebo for 24 weeks on heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine fibroids.

The primary objective of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of two oral doses of Proellex administered for up to 2 courses of treatment (18 weeks each), each separated by an Off-Drug Interval (ODI), to premenopausal women with symptomatic uterine fibroids.